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Meth suspect captured by deputies

Deputies caught up with a man on the run Saturday who allegedly dumped a mobile meth lab when officers tried to arrest him Friday, according to a St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office report.

Michael Edward Green, 32, was found hiding inside a residence in the first block of River Road, off South Dixie Highway, according to Sheriff’s Office spokesman Kevin Kelshaw.

Officers took Green to the St. Johns County Jail without incident after being on the run from law enforcement officials for almost 24 hours, a Sheriff’s Office report said. He was arrested on several outstanding warrants in reference to the manufacture and possession of methamphetamine.

Green reportedly dumped a duffle bag containing a mobile meth lab on the side of River Road on Friday around 5 p.m. while fleeing from law enforcement officials after a traffic stop, said Kelshaw. He faces additional charges for dumping the mobile meth lab.

Green fled after law enforcement officers stopped the vehicle he was driving with a female passenger, the report said. The passenger, identified as Jennifer Lee Woodruff, 33, of St. Augustine, attempted to run as well but was captured and arrested. She was charged with possession of methamphetamine with intent to sell and production of methamphetamine and was booked into the County Jail in lieu of $100,000 bond.

Green is in the county jail on $100,000 bond.

A hazmat crew arrived to search and clean up the mobile meth lab on River Road around 6 p.m. Friday. Officials with the St. Augustine Fire Department, St. Johns County Fire Rescue, the St. Augustine Police Department and the Sheriff’s Office responded.